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Environment - current issues Atlantic Ocean, in 34 editions.
The entry for Atlantic Ocean published Environment - current issues in 34 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2024. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Environment - current issues in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2024
Published as “Environment” (1990 to 1996), “Environment - current issues” (1997 to 2024), “Environment-current issues” (1998) and “Environment--current issues” (1999).
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2002 edition
Same as 2001The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Environment”
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea;
- icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
- icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic
endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea; icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
Published as “Environment”
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea;
- icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
- icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic
endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles,
and whales; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and
eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake
Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal
sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea; icebergs
common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic from
February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the
Madeira Islands; icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern
Atlantic
The entry for Atlantic Ocean did not include Environment - current issues.
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- driftnet fishing is exacerbating declining fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
- natural hazards:
- icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
- icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic Ocean;
- ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May and extreme southern Atlantic from May to October;
- persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September
- international agreements:
- NA
current issues: endangered marine species include the manatee, seals,
sea lions, turtles,
declining fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and
eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake
Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal
municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea; icebergs
Sea
natural hazards: icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and
the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from
spotted as far south as Bermuda and the
Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic Ocean; ships subject
to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to
May and extreme southern Atlantic from May to October; persistent fog
can be a maritime hazard from May to September
international agreements: NA
Published as “Environment”
- current issues:
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
- natural hazards:
- icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
- icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic Ocean;
- ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May and extreme southern Atlantic from May to October;
- persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September
- international agreements:
- NA
current issues: endangered marine species include the manatee, seals,
seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; driftnet drift net fishing is exacerbatingdeclining hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to
international disputes;
southern Brazil, and
Sea, Gulf of Mexico,
Sea; industrial waste and
North Sea, and Mediterranean
natural hazards: icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, and
and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been
been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
icebergs from
Ocean; ships subject
Atlantic from October to
to October; persistent fog
September
international agreements: NA
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
current issues: endangered marine species include the manatee,
manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; drift net fishing is
hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to
disputes; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US,
and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean
Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North
municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea,Seanatural hazards: icebergs common in Davis Strait, Denmark Strait, Sea
and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have
been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands;
icebergs from Antarctica occur in the extreme southern Atlantic
Ocean; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern
Atlantic from October to May and extreme southern Atlantic from May
to October; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to
September
international agreements: NA
Published as “Environment-current issues”
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
endangered marine species include the
manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; drift net fishing is
hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international
disputes; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil,
and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico,
Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and
municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean
Sea
Published as “Environment--current issues”
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
endangered marine species include the
manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; drift net fishing is
hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international
international disputes; municipal sludge pollution off eastern US,
southern Brazil,
Sea, Gulf of Mexico,
Sea; industrial waste and
North Sea, and Mediterranean
The same text in 18 editions, 2000 to 2017.
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- drift net fishing is hastening the decline of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes;
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
endangered marine species include the
The same text in 6 editions, 2018 to 2023.
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species);
- pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills);
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, bottom trawling, drift net fishing is hastening the decline fishing, discards, catch of fish stocks and contributing to international disputes; non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
- endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales;
- unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species);
- pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills, plastics from improperly disposed waste);
- municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina;
- oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea;
- industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
endangered marine species include the manatee, seals, sea lions, turtles, and whales; unsustainable exploitation of fisheries (over fishing, unregulated bottom trawling, drift net fishing, discards, catch of non-target species); pollution (maritime transport, discharges, offshore drilling, oil spills); spills, plastics from improperly disposed waste); municipal sludge pollution off eastern US, southern Brazil, and eastern Argentina; oil pollution in Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, Lake Maracaibo, Mediterranean Sea, and North Sea; industrial waste and municipal sewage pollution in Baltic Sea, North Sea, and Mediterranean Sea
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Atlantic Ocean: Environment - current issues.” The World Factbook, 1990–2024 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/atlantic-ocean/environment-current-issues.